Jesse Mulligan
How a WWII bomber pilot developed the fake Christmas tree!
Jesse speaks to one of the last surviving bomber pilots of World War II who shares his incredible story of escape when his B-17, the flying fortress, was hit during a bombing raid on Berlin in… Audio
A few of Sam Neill's favourite things
In October this year, New Zealand actor Sam Neill "swallowed his scruples" and accepted a knighthood. Next year, he'll release the memoir Did I Ever Tell You This? In the meantime, Sam tells us about… Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith
Today Ximena talks to Jesse about The Evaporated and Cover Story: Seed Money. Audio
Philippa Langley on finding King Richard the III
Philippa Langley helped find the remains of King Richard the III who died in battle 500 years ago. A new film tells the story of her own battle to be taken seriously and her relentless quest to… Audio
Music feature: The incredible success of U2
For today's music feature and we're talking about one of the best-selling music artists of all time- U2. There's a lot to choose from, but with his best picks, music industry and professional writer… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about books coming out in 2023 that she's excited about. Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about the chat bot chatGPT uses in the office and what it means for the future. Audio
Gisborne Pony Club celebrating their 50th anniversary
This month Gisborne Pony Club celebrated their 50th birthday. Wendy Loffler was at the very first meeting 50 years ago and is now the Gisborne Pony Club sports coordinator. She talks to Jesse about… Audio
World first at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital, hatching Hoiho
Dunedin Wildlife Hospital recently achieved a world first, incubating and hatching Hoiho, yellow eyed penguin eggs in the hospital. Director and Senior Wildlife Veterinarian, Dr Lisa Argilla talks to… Audio
UN 30 by 30 biodiversity agreement explained
The UN "30 by 30" Biodiversity agreement has been heralded "historic" by many. Forest and Bird CEO Nicola Toki joins Jesse to explain what it means and how significant it really is. Audio
'Tis the podcast makers on Christmas controversies!
December the 25th isn't a date on the calendar, it's a way of life for three super Christmas nerds who jingle their bells year round. Anthony, Julia, and Thom are the elves behind 'Tis the Podcast. Audio
Expert feature: Crowd sourced Christmas 'hacks'
For our last expert feature of the year we've turned to some our best experts - our listeners! We also talk to Flip Grater about her vegan Christmas recipes. Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Brad Foster reports on this week's funeral service in Brisbane for the two young police officers gunned down in rural Queensland, and football hooliganism in Melbourne over the weekend. He also… Audio
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
This week Linda talks to Jesse about the Harry and Meghan documentary on Netflix and the airing of family laundry in the public arena. She's also got some views about White Lotus - but no spoiler! Audio
Roving archery - a new fun sport to try
Archery's an ancient sport, maybe you've given target archery a go, but what about roving archery? Kelvin O'Hara has a fascination with the traditional sport and origins of the equipment, which makes… Audio
Tracking down her stolen wedding ring
Around a year ago, Sacha Coburn's wedding ring was stolen from her home. She filed police reports, let the local Cash Converters in Hamilton know, and regularly checked in store hoping it would turn… Audio
Final rural telethon tally means 1.2 million meals
Last week we told you about New Zealands first rural telethon to raise over a million meals for foodbank parcels. It took place on Thursday, and to tell us how it went Meat the Need co-founder Wayne… Audio
Chicken Scene Investigators launched to combat Campylobacter
This Summer people are being urged to be very careful when it comes to cooking chicken. In fact so serious is the ministry of Primary Industries about foodborne illnesses from chicken have launched a… Audio
Critter of the Week: Harvestman Arachnid
This week's critter is the glow-worm hunter harvestman, Forsteropsalis photophaga. These gangly, crab-clawed arachnids live in the Waitomo Caves and subsist exclusively on a diet of glow-worms. Male… Audio
DIY with Stan Scott
Builder Stan Scott joins Jesse to talk about any DIY tips you're after. Audio